Make sure you visit the Rideau Canal if you’re in Ottawa; this beautiful canal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is teaming with boats meandering up and down during spring, summer and autumn, before becoming the world’s largest naturally frozen ice skating rink each winter!

Social intricacies

The official languages of Ottawa are English and French.

In fact, Ottawa is the largest city in Canada to have co-official languages!

Did you know that around 25% of residents in Ottawa were born outside of Canada?

Canadian Dollar is the official currency here.

Canada welcomed 16,537,000 tourists into the country in 2014, many of whom visited Ottawa for its delicious local food, beautiful architecture and extensive range of activities on offer.

Bonus Fact!

Do you know someone lucky enough to live in Ottawa? You can make cheap calls to Ottawa with Cherry Call – don’t forget, you’ll also need to use the international dialling code of 001.

To keep up-to-date with what’s going on in Ottawa, head over to the Ottawa Citizenwebsite.